Methods and apparatus for supporting content generation, transmission and/or playback
US10033995B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2370/02
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for supporting the capture of images of surfaces of an environment visible from a default viewing position and capturing images of surfaces not visible from the default viewing position, e.g., occluded surfaces, are described. Occluded and non-occluded image portions are packed into one or more frames and communicated to a playback device for use as textures which can be applied to a model of the environment where the images were captured. An environmental model includes a model of surfaces which are occluded from view from a default viewing position but which maybe viewed is the user shifts the user's viewing location. Occluded image content can be incorporated directly into a frame that also includes non-occluded image data or sent in frames of a separate, e.g., auxiliary content stream that is multiplexed with the main content stream which communicates image data corresponding to non-occluded environmental portions.
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